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The XRP Ledger has received a major software upgrade aimed at making the network more efficient and stable.
Solana has cut its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increasing the rate at which the network produces slots by nearly 17% without raising its overall processing ceiling by the same amount.
Ethereum maintained a price level of $2,445 during Thursday's trading session. The asset temporarily slipped beneath the critical $2,400 threshold earlier in the day.
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled payments collected from ships buying passage through the world's most important oil chokepoint.
Ethereum Glamsterdam heads to Sepolia on Oct. 6 as developers warn fake builders could disrupt the major upgrade test.
Bitcoin traded above $77,400 after the BOJ raised rates to 1.25%, while spot ETFs added $159.5 million and momentum cooled.
Bitcoin experienced a decline below the $76,000 mark this week as the US Federal Reserve implemented a 25 basis point interest rate increase. This adjustment elevated benchmark rates into the 3.75-4% range.
The network is cutting its target slot time to 250 milliseconds, giving apps fresher blockchain data and validators shorter control windows while reducing the amount of work allowed in each slot.
Bitcoin ETF flows returned to positive territory with $159.5 million in inflows as BTC recovered toward $77,600 after two days of heavy selling.
Bitcoin rises above $77,000 after the Bank of Japan raises rates to 1.25%, while the yen weakens and markets assess the impact on global risk assets.
JPMorgan analysts say Bitcoin could see stronger price support than gold if ETF hedging eases, as short interest in BlackRock's IBIT reaches its highest level of 2026.
Ethereum climbed nearly 2% over the past 24 hours as the cryptocurrency market continues its recovery following the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate decision. ETH rebounded from a low of $2,370 on Wednesday and moved toward $2,470, suggesting traders viewed the rate increase as largely priced in. Rather than triggering a “sell the news” decline, the decision produced a counterintuitive recovery across the crypto market. Markets are pricing in an almost 90% chance of at least one additional Fed rate increase by the December meeting, according to FedWatch data. Ethereum ETF flows turn negative Despite the price rebound, institutional demand through U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds has weakened. Investors withdrew a combined $405.
Ether and XRP ETFs record fresh outflows while Bitcoin funds attract $159M as BTC rises above $77,000 and Zcash ETF demand surges.
Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in three months, while broader demand signals remain weak.
Ethereum set Oct. 6 for Glamsterdam on Sepolia as developers warned free test ether could let disposable builders disrupt payload delivery.
